President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Mr. Tunde Onakoya on setting a new world chess record and sounding the gong of Nigeria’s resilience, self-belief, and ingenuity at the square of global acclaim.Onakoya, the founder of Chess in Slums Africa, broke the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon on Saturday,
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The late former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, was buried on Saturday at his Igboukwu country home in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.Ezeife, who was the state governor from January 2, 1992, to November 1993, during the aborted Third Republic, died at the Federal Medical Centre,
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Officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have raided supermarkets in the nation’s capital, Abuja, seizing fake products valued at ₦50m.The raids were carried out on popular supermarkets, including Sahad Stores and H-Medix in Wuse 2 and Gwarinpa, in the outgoing week.“The enforcement team
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The Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has visited Okuama, the Ughelli South Local Government Area community where seven soldiers were killed in the state on March 14.The governor was led Saturday by the Commander of the 63 Brigade, Brig. Gen. Unachukwu Ugochukwu and the new Commander of the 181 Battalion,
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed optimism about the performance of the Naira at the foreign exchange market, saying it will appreciate more as the dollar continues to crash.According to him, President Bola Tinubu had to end fuel subsidy and ensure the unification of the multiple exchange rate because the
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The Nigerian Navy Ship Delta on Saturday warned criminals to steer clear of its areas of operation or get prepared for the consequences.This was as the Navy admonished its personnel to stay out of trouble and be mindful of how they use social media.The NNS Delta Commander, Commodore Abba Muhsin,
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Oil marketers are gearing up to load refined petroleum products from the Port Harcourt Refining Company, as workers at the facility race to get it set for production on the directives of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.Dealers confirmed on Friday that the PHRC was almost set to start releasing
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaBack in February, there was excitement in the air when the Senate Passed the Bill on the establishment of the South East Development Commission. The excitement was not restricted to the people of South East zone, who would be the direct beneficiaries of the bill when it
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New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) has said its only governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, is not suspended.The party said Yusuf is a confirmed member of the party, adding that no one has suspended him.At a press conference at the NNPP's national headquarters in Abuja yesterday, the party’s acting
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Some concerned Nigerians have asked chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, to step aside in the interest of the party.The concerned citizens who stormed the APC National Secretariat in Abuja yesterday said their call was informed by the need to avoid the Zamfara State episode
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